Penholder



H. KERLIN AND J. R. MA LANEY.

PENHO.LDEH. APPLicATloN FILED v3.15, 1921.

1,395,428. Patented Nov. 1, 1921.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY KERLIN AND JOHN R. MALANEY, OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA.

PENHOLDER.

Application filed April 15,

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that we, HARRY KERLIN and JOHN R. MALANEY, citizens of the United States, residing at Birmingham, in the county of Jefferson and State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Penholders, of' which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in penholders and more particularly to a pen point ejector adapted to be arranged on the end of a pen holder so that a spoiled or corroded pen point may be readily ejected from the pen when a new pen point is to be substituted.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide an improved structure adapted to be mounted on the end of the pen holder and which may be conveniently operated by the user so that a simple longitudinal movement of the ferrule will be employed to eject the pen point from the holder.

Other objects of the inventionwill appear upon consideration of the following detail description and accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through the device constructed in accordance with my invention and showing a pen point in position,

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the parts moved to extended position, the pen point being ejected from the same,

Fig. 3 is axperspective view of one of the parts used in the invention.

Referring to the drawing by numerals, the handle 1 of the pen holder is provided with an extension 2 upon which a cylindrical sleeve 3 is mounted and firmly fixed thereto in any preferred manner. The sleeve 3 is of any desired length and is provided with longitudinal slots 4. Mounted within the sleeve is an ejector 5 which consists of a hollow portion 6 and a solid portion 7. The hollow'portion 6 is longitudinally slotted as indicated at 8 and is provided with inturned prongs 9 to facilitate the insertion of a pen point. The hollow portion 6 is also of less diameter than the solid portion 7 and the material is thus made relatively thin which will permit the portion 6 to have a sufficient resiliency by virtue of the longitudinal slot 8 to readily admit a pen point when the implement is in operative position.

A longitudinally slidable ferrule 10 is .mounted on the outside of the sleeve 3 and Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented No". 1, 1921.

1921. Serial No. 461,628.

is provided with a set screw 11 which is eX- tended through an opening in the ferrule and through the longitudinal slot 4 in the sleeve and is also received in the screw threaded opening in the solid portion 7 of the ejector 5. The screw or member' 11 is thereby longitudinally movable in the slot 4 and the ferrule 10 is thus connected to the ejector 5.

When the apparatus is in use, the parts will be shown in the position shown in Fig. 1 and the set screw 11 will thereby be located at the inner end of the slot 4. The end of the ferrule and the end of the portion 6 of the ejector will embrace opposite sides of the pen point so that the latter will be properly held in the position to permit the pen to be used. When the pen becomes corroded or soiled, it may be quickly and easily ejected by grasping the ferrule 10 and sliding the same outwardly toward the end of the sleeve the set screw 11 sliding through the longitudinal slot 4, causing the ejector 5 to move outwardly as indicated in Fig. 2. The shoulder 12 on the ejector will thereby press against the end of the pen point and eject it from the end of the pen holder. After this has been done the parts will be returned to normal position and a new peil point may be mounted in place.

Minor changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

What is claimed is 1. A pen holder of the character described comprising a handle, a sleeve mounted on the handle, and provided with a longitudinal slot, an ejector mounted for sliding movement in the sleeve and including a solid portion and a hollow end portion, the said hollow portion being of less diameter than the solid portion to provide an annular shoulder, a ferrule mounted upon the outside of the sleeve, means connecting the said ferrule with the solid portion of the ejector through the said longitudinal slot, whereby the ferrule and ejector may be longitudinally moved together, the space between the hollow portion of the ejector and the interior of the said sleeve being sufficient to receive the end of a pen point.

2. A penholder comprising a handle having an extension formed thereon, a cylindrical sleeve mounted on the said extension and provided with a longitudinal slot, an ejector slidably mounted within the sleeve and including a solid portion li'ttng the sleeve, and a hollow restricted portion of-less diameter than the sleeve whereby the end of a pen point may be received between the sleeve and the said hollow portion of the ejector, the said ejector having an annular shoulder adapted to engage the end of the pen point, a ferrule slida-bly mounted on the exterior of the sleeve and provided 'with a set screw 'Y extending through the longitudinal slot in the said "sleeve and rigidly connected to the solid portion of the ejector whereby the ejector will be longitudinally reciprocated side of die sleeve, the said restricted end portion of the ejector being provided with a longitudinal Slot to give resiliency thereto. ln testimony whereof, we have affixed our Signatures in the presence of two witnesses. 20

HARRY KERLIN.

p J. R. MALANEY. llftnesses: i

RAY J. EMERSON,

C. F. SHUMATE. 

